2016–17 LSU Lady Tigers basketball team

The 2016–17 LSU Lady Tigers basketball team represented Louisiana State University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season college basketball season. The Lady Tigers, led by sixth year head coach Nikki Fargas, played their home games at Pete Maravich Assembly Center as members of the Southeastern Conference. They finished the season 20–12, 8–8 in SEC play to finish in seventh place. They defeated Ole Miss in the second round advanced to the quarterfinals of the SEC Women's Tournament to Mississippi State. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Women's Tournament where they lost to California in the first round.

2016–17 LSU Lady Tigers basketball
NCAA Women's Tournament, First Round
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
2016–17 record20–12 (8–8 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaPete Maravich Assembly Center
2016–17 SEC women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 3 South Carolina142 .875  334  .892
No. 7 Mississippi State133 .813  345  .872
No. 18 Kentucky115 .688  2211  .667
No. 25 Missouri115 .688  2111  .656
Tennessee106 .625  2012  .625
Texas A&M97 .563  2212  .647
LSU88 .500  2012  .625
Auburn79 .438  1715  .531
Georgia79 .438  1615  .516
Ole Miss610 .375  1714  .548
Alabama511 .313  2214  .611
Florida511 .313  1516  .484
Vanderbilt412 .250  1416  .467
Arkansas214 .125  1317  .433
2017 SEC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

2016–17 LSU Tigers women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Chloe Jackson 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS SoRiverdale Baptist
NC State
Upper Marlboro, MD
G 1 Jenna Deemer 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) JrUrsuline Academy New Orleans, LA
G 2 Shanice Norton 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SoPotter's House Christian Academy London, England
F 5 Ayana Mitchell 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS FrSalem HS Conyers, GA
G 10 Jasmine Rhodes 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SrFaith Academy Mobile, AL
G 11 Raigyne Moncrief 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SrAmerican Heritage HS Fort Lauderdale, FL
G 13 Rina Hill 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) SrIMG Academy Nagoya-Shi, Japan
F/C 15 Yasmine Bidikuindila 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) FrChamplain College Montreal, QE
F 20 Alexis Hyder 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS SrLyndon B. Johnson Early College HS
North Texas
Austin, TX
F 23 Stephanie Amichia 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) JrNorth Gwinnett HS Suwanee, GA
G 30 Jaelyn Richard Harris 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) FrDekaney HS Houston, TX
C 40 Faustine Aifuwa 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) FrDacula HS Dacula, GA
F 44 Tatum Neubert 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS SoElizabeth HS
Oregon
Elizabeth, CO
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and Results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/06/2016*
2:00 pm
LeMoyne–Owen W 81–34 
Maravich Center (677)
Baton Rouge, LA
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016*
6:30 pm
at Louisiana Tech W 77–73  1–0
Thomas Assembly Center (4,441)
Ruston, LA
11/13/2016*
6:00 pm
Wake Forest W 60–57  2–0
Maravich Center (1,728)
Baton Rouge, LA
11/16/2016*
7:00 pm
Rice W 66–55  3–0
Maravich Center (1,602)
Baton Rouge, LA
11/20/2016*
4:30 pm, ESPN
No. 3 Connecticut L 53–76  3–1
Maravich Center (3,806)
Baton Rouge, LA
11/24/2016*
2:15 pm
vs. UTEP
Paradise Jam Tournament Island Division
W 78–45  4–1
Sports and Fitness Center (276)
Saint Thomas, USVI
11/25/2016*
12:00 pm
vs. Kansas State
Paradise Jam Tournament Island Division
L 54–69  4–2
Sports and Fitness Center 
Saint Thomas, USVI
11/26/2016*
12:00 pm
vs. NC State
Paradise Jam Tournament Island Division
W 59–58  5–2
Sports and Fitness Center 
Saint Thomas, USVI
12/04/2016*
1:00 pm, SECN
TCU
Big 12/SEC Women's Challenge
W 67–61  6–2
Maravich Center (1,809)
Baton Rouge, LA
12/11/2016*
2:00 pm
Tulane W 69–51  7–2
Maravich Center (2,164)
Baton Rouge, LA
12/14/2016*
11:00 am
Sam Houston State W 89–41  8–2
Maravich Center (4,777)
Baton Rouge, LA
12/18/2016*
2:00 pm
vs. North Carolina
Crescom Bank Holiday Invitational
W 70–43  9–2
Myrtle Beach Convention Center (1,452)
Myrtle Beach, SC
12/21/2016*
7:00 pm
Little Rock W 69–49  10–2
Maravich Center (1,820)
Baton Rouge, LA
12/28/2016*
6:00 pm
Alabama State W 93–40  11–2
Maravich Center (2,037)
Baton Rouge, LA
SEC regular season
01/01/2017
2:00 pm, SECN
at No. 5 Mississippi State L 48–74  11–3
(0–1)
Humphrey Coliseum (5,849)
Starkville, MS
01/05/2017
7:00 pm
Florida W 78–67  12–3
(1–1)
Maravich Center (1,802)
Baton Rouge, LA
01/08/2017
2:00 pm
at Arkansas W 53–52  13–3
(2–1)
Bud Walton Arena (2,005)
Fayetteville, AR
01/12/2017
7:00 pm
Missouri W 80–71  14–3
(3–1)
Maravich Center (2,001)
Baton Rouge, LA
01/15/2017
2:00 pm
No. 5 South Carolina L 61–84  14–4
(3–2)
Maravich Center (2,840)
Baton Rouge, LA
01/19/2017
7:00 pm
Kentucky L 42–55  14–5
(3–3)
Maravich Center (1,875)
Baton Rouge, LA
01/22/2017
4:00 pm, SECN
at No. 25 Texas A&M L 52–54  14–6
(3–4)
Reed Arena (4,639)
College Station, TX
01/29/2017
1:00 pm, SECN
at Arkansas W 53–46  15–6
(4–4)
Maravich Center (2,182)
Baton Rouge, LA
02/02/2017
6:00 pm
at Tennessee L 58–77  15–7
(4–5)
Thompson–Boling Arena (10,209)
Knoxville, TN
02/05/2017
3:00 pm, SECN
Alabama W 48–41  16–7
(5–5)
Maravich Center (2,383)
Baton Rouge, LA
02/09/2017
6:00 pm
at Ole Miss W 62–51  17–7
(6–5)
The Pavilion at Ole Miss (729)
Oxford, MS
02/13/2017
6:00 pm, SECN
at Vanderbilt L 58–60  17–8
(6–6)
Memorial Gymnasium (2,324)
Nashville, TN
02/16/2017
7:00 pm
No. 23 Texas A&M W 67–63  18–8
(7–6)
Maravich Center (1,926)
Baton Rouge, LA
02/19/2017
1:00 pm
at Georgia L 65–70 OT 18–9
(7–7)
Stegeman Coliseum (4,516)
Athens, GA
02/23/2017
6:00 pm
at Auburn L 49–54  18–10
(7–8)
Auburn Arena (2,889)
Auburn, AL
02/26/2017
12:00 pm, SECN
Vanderbilt W 64–58  19–10
(8–8)
Maravich Center (2,005)
Baton Rouge, LA
SEC Women's Tournament
03/02/2017
5:00 pm, SECN
(7) vs. (10) Ole Miss
Second Round
W 65–49  20–10
Bon Secours Wellness Arena 
Greenville, SC
03/03/2017
5:00 pm, SECN
(7) vs. (2) No. 6 Mississippi State
Quarterfinals
L 61–78  20–11
Bon Secours Wellness Arena (7,754)
Greenville, SC
NCAA Women's Tournament
03/18/2017*
8:00 pm, ESPN2
(8 O) vs. (9 O) California
First Round
L 52–55  20–12
Ferrell Center (4,169)
Waco, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. O=Oklahoma City Region.
All times are in Central Time.

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Rankings

2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

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Legend
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  Decrease in ranking
  Not ranked previous week
(RV)   Received Votes

See also

References

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